Habs Daily: NHL Combine Underway, Owen Beck’s Next Step

Here are the Montreal Canadiens news items, highlights, and stories from Monday.

Montreal Canadiens News

• The NHL’s scouting combine is underway in Buffalo. 2024 NHL Entry Draft hopefuls will undergo medical screenings and team interviews until June 7, with fitness tests taking place on June 8.  Click here to see a list of the players taking part. [Montreal Canadiens Top Draft Targets Already Emerging]
• Owen Beck finished his CHL career on a high note by scoring two goals and being named the tournament MVP, but now the real work begins. Cracking the Canadiens’ lineup won’t be easy, especially since Jake Evans is playing the best hockey of his career, but Beck’s skillset should translate nicely to the professional level. [The Next Step For Top Montreal Canadiens Prospect Owen Beck]
• Goaltender Samuel Montembeault is taking advantage of his time off to do a little travelling.

Sam Montembeault & his wife Daryanne in Italy 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/d1k06wNFb6

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) June 3, 2024

National Hockey Now Network

• The Florida Panthers were back at the IcePlex on Monday morning although no one took the ice what with Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final a few more days away. Coach Paul Maurice even joked that, following Monday’s press session, he is out of material. We doubt that. The Panthers found out their opponent in the Cup Final on Sunday night when the Edmonton Oilers beat the Dallas Stars in Game 6. Game 1 of the Final will be in Sunrise on Saturday night. [Florida Panthers]
• The Philadelphia Flyers, like every NHL team, have made plenty of terrible trades over the years. But there’s one Flyers trade that stands out from the rest–especially now. The one that sent Florida Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky to the Columbus Blue Jackets on June 22, 2012, in exchange for a 2012 second-round pick, a 2012 fourth-round pick, and a 2013 fourth-round pick.[Philadelphia Flyers]
• When the New Jersey Devils addressed their head coaching situation, it closed one door but opened up another. Who will be the supporting cast around Sheldon Keefe? Former Devils interim head coach Travis Green remained supported by assistant coaches Sergei Brylin, Ryan McGill, Chris Taylor, and Dave Ragolski when the Devils fired Lindy Ruff back in March. [New Jersey Devils]